Bartholomew Lander

@bartholomewlander · Joined May 2021

A programmer, writer, and spider enthusiast. When not writing about blood and spiders, he can be found running RPG campaigns and watching the horizon for the Mothman.

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Comment · 5 years ago

On “5 Ways to Enjoy Reading with Aphantasia”

Thanks for the comments! Sandlings: I'm so glad it was helpful! I definitely relate to your experience. Descriptions have generally been so difficult for me to get through that I'd only finish a handful of books a year. Figuring out I was aphantasic ended up being a sort of map to actually enjoying reading in a way that I never had before. Sebastian Tanner: Intriguing! I haven't thought about reading something out loud since I was a kid. I might need to try that on the next book I read and see if the experience differs at all. Hans Baeker: That's super interesting! It's wild to see how people enjoy totally different things when it comes to reading!

Article · 5 years ago5 Ways to Enjoy Reading with Aphantasia

Squeeze more joy out of reading without visualizing. Aphantasia is an opportunity– and an excuse–to let yourself get distracted by language. Breathe it in, enjoy it.